Counties in Minnesota by wages and salaries paid

Hennepin County had the highest wages and salaries paid of 87 counties in 2013, at $56.83 billion. Red Lake County had the lowest, at $36.13 million. The median was $281.84 million and the figure for Minnesota was $139.57 billion. Source: the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Highest56,833.7Hennepin County
Lowest36.1Red Lake County
Median281.887 counties
Minnesota139,565.9History

Map of counties, 2013

Aitkin County: 121 USD millionAnoka County: 5,695.6 USD millionBecker County: 490.3 USD millionBeltrami County: 675.8 USD millionBenton County: 620.6 USD millionBig Stone County: 62.7 USD millionBlue Earth County: 1,508.3 USD millionBrown County: 505.8 USD millionCarlton County: 538.1 USD millionCarver County: 1,811.4 USD millionCass County: 281.8 USD millionChippewa County: 205.4 USD millionChisago County: 611.1 USD millionClay County: 742.6 USD millionClearwater County: 102 USD millionCook County: 84.8 USD millionCottonwood County: 167.7 USD millionCrow Wing County: 1,021.3 USD millionDakota County: 9,217.9 USD millionDodge County: 222.1 USD millionDouglas County: 695.3 USD millionFaribault County: 179.8 USD millionFillmore County: 193.6 USD millionFreeborn County: 459.3 USD millionGoodhue County: 935.8 USD millionGrant County: 70.3 USD millionHennepin County: 56,833.7 USD millionHouston County: 158.3 USD millionHubbard County: 190.6 USD millionIsanti County: 416.3 USD millionItasca County: 622.6 USD millionJackson County: 207.3 USD millionKanabec County: 129.3 USD millionKandiyohi County: 812 USD millionKittson County: 58 USD millionKoochiching County: 207.8 USD millionLac qui Parle County: 80.9 USD millionLake County: 188.6 USD millionLake of the Woods County: 47.2 USD millionLe Sueur County: 310.2 USD millionLincoln County: 59.7 USD millionLyon County: 606.1 USD millionMcLeod County: 691.7 USD millionMahnomen County: 62.9 USD millionMarshall County: 100.1 USD millionMartin County: 328 USD millionMeeker County: 239.2 USD millionMille Lacs County: 315.6 USD millionMorrison County: 367.6 USD millionMower County: 704.4 USD millionMurray County: 102.9 USD millionNicollet County: 538.7 USD millionNobles County: 383.7 USD millionNorman County: 62.1 USD millionOlmsted County: 5,104.1 USD millionOtter Tail County: 801.6 USD millionPennington County: 439.8 USD millionPine County: 243.8 USD millionPipestone County: 134.6 USD millionPolk County: 446.4 USD millionPope County: 167.1 USD millionRamsey County: 19,131.3 USD millionRed Lake County: 36.1 USD millionRedwood County: 196.4 USD millionRenville County: 232.1 USD millionRice County: 963.4 USD millionRock County: 126.2 USD millionRoseau County: 314.5 USD millionSt. Louis County: 4,141.8 USD millionScott County: 2,044.9 USD millionSherburne County: 1,043.1 USD millionSibley County: 132.8 USD millionStearns County: 3,472.1 USD millionSteele County: 905.6 USD millionStevens County: 205.1 USD millionSwift County: 133 USD millionTodd County: 236.4 USD millionTraverse County: 41.4 USD millionWabasha County: 242 USD millionWadena County: 191 USD millionWaseca County: 275.8 USD millionWashington County: 3,303.9 USD millionWatonwan County: 135 USD millionWilkin County: 84.5 USD millionWinona County: 942.3 USD millionWright County: 1,509.1 USD millionYellow Medicine County: 143.2 USD million
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USD million, 2013. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau cartographic boundary files.

Top 40 counties, 2013

Hennepin County: 56,833.7 USD millionHennepin County56,833.7Ramsey County: 19,131.3 USD millionRamsey County19,131.3Dakota County: 9,217.9 USD millionDakota County9,217.9Anoka County: 5,695.6 USD millionAnoka County5,695.6Olmsted County: 5,104.1 USD millionOlmsted County5,104.1St. Louis County: 4,141.8 USD millionSt. Louis County4,141.8Stearns County: 3,472.1 USD millionStearns County3,472.1Washington County: 3,303.9 USD millionWashington County3,303.9Scott County: 2,044.9 USD millionScott County2,044.9Carver County: 1,811.4 USD millionCarver County1,811.4Wright County: 1,509.1 USD millionWright County1,509.1Blue Earth County: 1,508.3 USD millionBlue Earth County1,508.3Sherburne County: 1,043.1 USD millionSherburne County1,043.1Crow Wing County: 1,021.3 USD millionCrow Wing County1,021.3Rice County: 963.4 USD millionRice County963.4Winona County: 942.3 USD millionWinona County942.3Goodhue County: 935.8 USD millionGoodhue County935.8Steele County: 905.6 USD millionSteele County905.6Kandiyohi County: 812 USD millionKandiyohi County812Otter Tail County: 801.6 USD millionOtter Tail County801.6Clay County: 742.6 USD millionClay County742.6Mower County: 704.4 USD millionMower County704.4Douglas County: 695.3 USD millionDouglas County695.3McLeod County: 691.7 USD millionMcLeod County691.7Beltrami County: 675.8 USD millionBeltrami County675.8Itasca County: 622.6 USD millionItasca County622.6Benton County: 620.6 USD millionBenton County620.6Chisago County: 611.1 USD millionChisago County611.1Lyon County: 606.1 USD millionLyon County606.1Nicollet County: 538.7 USD millionNicollet County538.7Carlton County: 538.1 USD millionCarlton County538.1Brown County: 505.8 USD millionBrown County505.8Becker County: 490.3 USD millionBecker County490.3Freeborn County: 459.3 USD millionFreeborn County459.3Polk County: 446.4 USD millionPolk County446.4Pennington County: 439.8 USD millionPennington County439.8Isanti County: 416.3 USD millionIsanti County416.3Nobles County: 383.7 USD millionNobles County383.7Morrison County: 367.6 USD millionMorrison County367.6Martin County: 328 USD millionMartin County328Hennepin County: 56,833.7 USD millionHennepin County56,833.7Ramsey County: 19,131.3 USD millionRamsey County19,131.3Dakota County: 9,217.9 USD millionDakota County9,217.9Anoka County: 5,695.6 USD millionAnoka County5,695.6Olmsted County: 5,104.1 USD millionOlmsted County5,104.1St. Louis County: 4,141.8 USD millionSt. Louis County4,141.8Stearns County: 3,472.1 USD millionStearns County3,472.1Washington County: 3,303.9 USD millionWashington County3,303.9Scott County: 2,044.9 USD millionScott County2,044.9Carver County: 1,811.4 USD millionCarver County1,811.4Wright County: 1,509.1 USD millionWright County1,509.1Blue Earth County: 1,508.3 USD millionBlue Earth County1,508.3Sherburne County: 1,043.1 USD millionSherburne County1,043.1Crow Wing County: 1,021.3 USD millionCrow Wing County1,021.3Rice County: 963.4 USD millionRice County963.4Winona County: 942.3 USD millionWinona County942.3Goodhue County: 935.8 USD millionGoodhue County935.8Steele County: 905.6 USD millionSteele County905.6Kandiyohi County: 812 USD millionKandiyohi County812Otter Tail County: 801.6 USD millionOtter Tail County801.6Clay County: 742.6 USD millionClay County742.6Mower County: 704.4 USD millionMower County704.4Douglas County: 695.3 USD millionDouglas County695.3McLeod County: 691.7 USD millionMcLeod County691.7Beltrami County: 675.8 USD millionBeltrami County675.8Itasca County: 622.6 USD millionItasca County622.6Benton County: 620.6 USD millionBenton County620.6Chisago County: 611.1 USD millionChisago County611.1Lyon County: 606.1 USD millionLyon County606.1Nicollet County: 538.7 USD millionNicollet County538.7Carlton County: 538.1 USD millionCarlton County538.1Brown County: 505.8 USD millionBrown County505.8Becker County: 490.3 USD millionBecker County490.3Freeborn County: 459.3 USD millionFreeborn County459.3Polk County: 446.4 USD millionPolk County446.4Pennington County: 439.8 USD millionPennington County439.8Isanti County: 416.3 USD millionIsanti County416.3Nobles County: 383.7 USD millionNobles County383.7Morrison County: 367.6 USD millionMorrison County367.6Martin County: 328 USD millionMartin County328
USD million. Source: BEA, CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

Full ranking

RankCounties2013
USD million
Change on 2012
1Hennepin County56,833.7+2.4%
2Ramsey County19,131.3+4.2%
3Dakota County9,217.9+3.7%
4Anoka County5,695.6+4.8%
5Olmsted County5,104.1+3.5%
6St. Louis County4,141.8+4.2%
7Stearns County3,472.1+3.9%
8Washington County3,303.9+5.2%
9Scott County2,044.9+5.3%
10Carver County1,811.4+3.8%
11Wright County1,509.1+4.3%
12Blue Earth County1,508.3-0.1%
13Sherburne County1,043.1+6.1%
14Crow Wing County1,021.3+3.7%
15Rice County963.4+3.5%
16Winona County942.3-2.2%
17Goodhue County935.8+6%
18Steele County905.6+4.5%
19Kandiyohi County812+1.6%
20Otter Tail County801.6+2.7%
21Clay County742.6+4.2%
22Mower County704.4-0%
23Douglas County695.3+4.1%
24McLeod County691.7+4.3%
25Beltrami County675.8+3.9%
26Itasca County622.6+2.6%
27Benton County620.6+0.4%
28Chisago County611.1+16.1%
29Lyon County606.1+6.5%
30Nicollet County538.7+4.4%
31Carlton County538.1+7%
32Brown County505.8+4.5%
33Becker County490.3+3.6%
34Freeborn County459.3+3.7%
35Polk County446.4-0.3%
36Pennington County439.8+1.6%
37Isanti County416.3+4.5%
38Nobles County383.7-0.2%
39Morrison County367.6+0.3%
40Martin County328-2.7%
41Mille Lacs County315.6+2.8%
42Roseau County314.5-11%
43Le Sueur County310.2+2.7%
44Cass County281.8+4.4%
45Waseca County275.8-1.9%
46Pine County243.8+0.1%
47Wabasha County242-0.3%
48Meeker County239.2-0.4%
49Todd County236.4+2.6%
50Renville County232.1+0.6%
51Dodge County222.1+5%
52Koochiching County207.8+0.6%
53Jackson County207.3+6.7%
54Chippewa County205.4-3.1%
55Stevens County205.1+0.9%
56Redwood County196.4+0.6%
57Fillmore County193.6+0.3%
58Wadena County191+4.3%
59Hubbard County190.6+2.4%
60Lake County188.6+0.4%
61Faribault County179.8+1.9%
62Cottonwood County167.7-0.5%
63Pope County167.1+6.5%
64Houston County158.30%
65Yellow Medicine County143.2-3.3%
66Watonwan County135+1.5%
67Pipestone County134.6+1.2%
68Swift County133-1.3%
69Sibley County132.8-2.2%
70Kanabec County129.3+4.1%
71Rock County126.2+10.5%
72Aitkin County121+1.1%
73Murray County102.9+0.2%
74Clearwater County102+12.4%
75Marshall County100.1+0.9%
76Cook County84.8+3.4%
77Wilkin County84.5+0.9%
78Lac qui Parle County80.9-1.2%
79Grant County70.3+2.8%
80Mahnomen County62.9+0.3%
81Big Stone County62.7-2%
82Norman County62.1-6.4%
83Lincoln County59.7+1.3%
84Kittson County58+1.8%
85Lake of the Woods County47.2+5.8%
86Traverse County41.4-0.3%
87Red Lake County36.1-0.1%

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Total wages and salaries paid to employees for jobs located in a place, including tips, bonuses and pay in kind, before deductions, in millions of current US dollars. United States: Bureau of Economic Analysis regional accounts, table SAINC4 line 50 for the nation and states and CAINC4 line 50 for counties.

Counted where the jobs are, not where the workers live, so places with many commuters coming in can pay more in wages than their residents receive in personal income (the District of Columbia does). Excludes employer contributions to pensions, insurance and social security, and the income of the self-employed.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the counties are compared on one definition. Equal values share a rank.

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U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. CAINC4: personal income by major component, wages and salaries (published in thousands of dollars, shown in millions), individual counties and county equivalents. https://apps.bea.gov/regional/zip/CAINC4.zip. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Which county has the highest wages and salaries paid?

Hennepin County, with $56.83 billion in 2013, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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Red Lake County, with $36.13 million in 2013.

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